Oscar Darmawan - CEO of Bitcoin.co.id

“I really
believe that Blockchain technology will eventually change the way system works.
Centralized architecture will soon be over and replaced by a decentralized one,
like how the absolute monarchy has been replaced with democracy. People are
getting smarter and they begin to realize their own rights.”

“Every informed person needs to know
about Bitcoin because it might be one of the world’s most important
developments… Bitcoin might revolutionize more than money or economics. It
could transform the role and nature of government.”

“Bitcoin
is the beginning of something great: a currency without a government,
something necessary and imperative. But I am not familiar with the specific
product to assert whether it is the best potential setup. And we need a long
time to establish confidence. I only talk from skin-in-the-game. If I had
money in Bitcoin, I would have reported it. But I don't yet. I am waiting to
understand it better, not with my brain, but with my experience.”

Nassim Taleb - The New Sage of Wall Street and the creator of Black Swan Theory

“I
personally own Bitcoin in my hedge fun, I own Bitcoin in my fund, I
own Bitcoin in my private account. It is a huge deal. It’s a huge,
huge, huge deal. Because what you’re talking about right now
is, for the next three to five years, an unbelievably better stored
value. It is gold 2.0.”

Max Keiser - Journalist & TV Host

Rick Falkvinge - IT Entrepreneur

“It [Bitcoin] is a currency, but
an entirely new kind of currency that can’t be seized or frozen by
governments, one which is integrated with its transaction system where
transaction fees are optional, and where you can transfer any amount anywhere
instantly without any authority knowing or interfering.”

“Had you asked me five years ago, I would just
say it was impossible. Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies solved this problem of
coming to a consensus globally where you don't trust anybody else.”

“The governments of the world have spent
hundreds and hundreds of trillions of dollars bailing out a decaying,
dickensian, outmoded system called banking, when the solution to the future of
finance is peer-to-peer. It’s going to be alternative currencies like Bitcoin
and it’s not actually going to be a banking system as we had before 2008.”

Roger Ver - Known as Bitcoin Jesus, American investor at Coyote WallStreet

“With Bitcoin, you
can send any amount of money, to anyone, anywhere in the world, instantaneously
and for basically free. And you don't have to ask permission from a bank, a
corporation or any government.”

“Instant transactions, no waiting for checks to
clear, no chargebacks (merchants will like this), no account freezes (look out
PayPal), no international wire transfer fee, no fees of any kind, no minimum
balance, no maximum balance, worldwide access, always open, no waiting for
business hours to make transactions, no waiting for an account to be approved
before transacting, open an account in a few seconds, as easy as email, no bank
account needed, extremely poor people can use it, extremely wealthy people can
use it, no printing press, no hyper-inflation, no debt limit votes, no bank
bailouts, completely voluntary. This sounds like the best payment system in the
world!”

“Spend some time with Bitcoin. Learn it,
challenge it, and use it. You can assume no government wants you adopting this
system in any capacity, and for that reason alone it’s worth consideration by
honest, moral, and industrious people”

“The Bitcoin world is this new ecosystem
where it doesn’t cost that much to start a new Bitcoin company, it doesn’t
cost much to start owning Bitcoin either, and it is a much more efficient way
of moving money around the world.”

Tim Draper - American venture capital investor and the founder of Draper University -- source --

“At its core, Bitcoin is a smart currency,
designed by very forward-thinking engineers. It eliminates the need for banks,
gets rid of credit card fees, currency exchange fees, money transfer fees, and
reduces the need for lawyers in transitions… all good things.”

“When I first heard about Bitcoin, I thought it
was impossible. How can you have a purely digital currency? Can’t I just copy
your hard drive and have your Bitcoins? I didn’t understand how that could be
done, and then I looked into it and it was brilliant.”

“Bitcoin was created
to serve a highly political intent, a free and uncensored network where all can
participate with equal access.”

Amir Taaki - Video game and computer software developer, listed as one of the top 30 entrepreneurs of 2014 on Forbes-- source --

“Bitcoin seems to be a very promising
idea. I like the idea of basing security on the assumption that the CPU power
of honest participants outweighs that of the attacker. It is a very modern
notion that exploits the power of the long tail.”

“Bitcoin enables certain uses that
are very unique. I think it offers possibilities that no other currency
allows. For example the ability to spend a coin that only occurs when two
separate parties agree to spend the coin; with a third party that couldn’t
run away with the coin itself.”

"Hey, obviously this is
a very interesting time to be in Bitcoin right now, but if you guys want to
argue over whether this is reality or not, one Bitcoin will feed over 40
homeless people in Pensacola right now. If you guys want proof Bitcoin is real,
send them to me, I’ll cash them out and feed homeless people.”

“I love seeing new
services constantly starting to accept Bitcoin. Bitcoin is really becoming ‘the
currency of the Internet.’ I’m most concerned by possible government reactions
to Bitcoin. They can’t destroy Bitcoin, but they could really slow things down
by making exchange much more difficult.”

Michael Marquardt - A Professor and author of “Optimizing the Power of Action Learning: Real-Time Strategies for Developing Leaders, Building Teams and Transforming Organizations” -- source --

John McAfee - Founder of McAfee Inc.

“While the freedom Bitcoin promises
is an illusion, it’s one that will always have a grip on the human mind – the
dream of finding some kind of talisman, a benevolent tyrant or a magical new
technology, that can shelter us from power and crime and protect us from each
other.”

John Gray - Political Philosopher and Author of “False Dawn: The Delusions of Global Capitalism -- source --

“It will be
everywhere, and the world will have to readjust. World governments will have to
readjust.”

“Money is a collective
agreement. If enough people come to the same agreement, what they agree upon
becomes secondary, whether it be farm animals, gold, diamonds, paper, or simply
a code. History proves all these cases to be true. Who knows what the future is
going suggest to us as money, once we see digital currencies as ordinary?”

Julian Assange - Founder of WikiLeaks

“Bitcoin is a fixed supply, a first-of-its-kind,
global-in-scale, voluntary, decentralized open-source digital currency and
payment network that enables direct, peer-to-peer, borderless,
pseudo-anonymous, nearly-instantaneous, nearly-free and irreversible
cash-like transfers of value. The first currency and money system in the
world which has no counter-party risk to hold and to transfer.”

“There is a famous scene in the matrix where
Morpheus asks Neo if he wants to take the blue pill and go back to life as he
knows it or take the red pill and see life as it is. Neo takes the red pill
and begins a period of exploration about humanity, hierarchy, rules, etc.
Bitcoin is a red pill. There will be some bad and awkward moments, but lots
of good, useful and powerful things will also ensue. It will reallocate
financial strength and power to the people versus keeping it within a few
centralized authorities. I am hopeful that Bitcoin prevails. The world needs
more red pills.”

David Marcus - CEO of PayPal

"I really like Bitcoin.
I own Bitcoins. It’s a store of value, a distributed ledger. It’s a great place
to put assets, especially in places like Argentina with 40 percent inflation,
where $1 today is worth 60 cents in a year, and a government’s currency does
not hold value. It’s also a good investment vehicle if you have an appetite for
risk. But it won’t be a currency until volatility slows down.”

“In short, Western Union spends and earns
billions to do what Bitcoin does for free.Instead of Western Union, migrant
workers (or businesses operating on their behalf) could use Bitcoin to send
payments from one country to another through email, without worry of fraud or
needing to support an elaborate exchange or credit market. It would be
real-time, immediate settlement at a fraction of the cost. In ten years,
instead of international drugs, Bitcoin could act as a genuine lingua franca
for international work.”

“But in every other
aspect, Bitcoin is superior. So, you know, we live in a world in which there
are 5 billion people who have a phone but do not have a bank account or a
credit card. So these banks that do so well have managed to barely bank 1
billion people. There are 5 billion people who get abused for not having a bank
account or a credit card. They cannot participate in this global economy that
we’re talking about all day. This is the one time that we see a true,
realistic hope this could change. That’s why I think Bitcoin is important: It’s
relevant, and I think it will take time, just like the internet took time. But
it may have more impact than the internet. If you go to Africa or Latin
America, parts of Asia, and you sit down with not even a poor person, just an
average person, and you ask, “Look, what would you prefer — free access to
information [which they're getting now with their phones] or a secure
place to store the fruits of your labor and to receive and make payment?”

“The Federal Reserve
system hates it! They would love to kill it. They’re attacking it any way they
can, but they will fail. This is what we’ve been waiting for! This is the
“Cyber Christ” moment. This is when the activists that having been pushing
against the Fed are gonna win with Bitcoin.”

"Bitcoin is
getting there. But it’s not there yet. When it gets there, expect governments
to panic and society to be reshaped into something where governments cannot
rely on taxing income nor wealth for running their operations."

"I believe
Bitcoin or some other Blockchain-like system will be the basis of the majority
of financial transactions in the future, from small remittances to
multi-billion dollar corporate acquisitions."

“A majority of our support comes from individual
donations made by thousands of people across the country. Meaning that we
have to be constantly evolving to ensure that donors are able to support our
important work in the way that’s most convenient for them.That is why we are
now accepting Bitcoin donations.”

“There will be a future where people will use
Bitcoin, and they won’t even know they’re using it. At that point it’s
everywhere — it’s a part of global finance, it’s a part of our everyday
lives. In the same way using email was very difficult and the edge of
technology… it’s always difficult, it’s problematic, it’s painful to use, and
we’re at that point in Bitcoin right now. The point where we’re beyond it is
the point where people don’t think of email as the bleeding edge of tech
because it works so well everyone uses it… I think it’s going to get to that
point.”

“Yet Bitcoin is still
currently the most secure private payment method, aside from cash. While these
uncertainties remain, don't be surprised if the number of people using Bitcoin
soon increases to the point where there will be little the government can
do. Those looking for a cheaper method to transfer money should start
downloading their wallets now.”

William Shatner - Actor known for lead role in Star Trek TOS

“The traditional
financial services industry is basically stagnant, using 1950’s technology for
most things. No innovation, no competition, it’s stagnant! Even things like
Apple Pay are running on top of the same failed credit-card based,
identity-laden, easy-to-steal, easy-to-compromise technology. There’s no
innovation there. Bitcoin is the invention of radio, and Apple Pay is taking
smoke signals and adding colored smoke signals!”

“For all you techies
out there, I’m now accepting Bitcoins at my online store at store.richardsherman25.com.
I hear it’s the currency of the future.”

James Franco - American actor, filmmaker, and teacher

“I had a few friends
over for a smoke and my buddy Pancho is like an internet genius and he spent
about 7 hours explaining the concept behind these Bitcoins. I was mesmerized
man. It’s like my mind was destroyed, rebuilt, destroyed again and then slowly
put back together like one of those crazy 1000 piece jigsaws. I’m a changed man
from top to bottom.”

(When being asked why
he chose Bitcoin) “Money is dead, man. Those dollars in your pocket are little
paper corpses and that credit card is a mobile tombstone. If I were you, I’d
light a match and burn it all immediately. Hell, I’ve got a match, give me your
wallet and let’s do it.”

“I have invested in
Bitcoin because I believe in its potential, the capacity it has to transform
global payments is very exciting. It has been obvious to us all for quite
some time that people aren’t satisfied with the business as usual approach
adopted by the major payment networks. There’s a real desire for greater
levels of control, freedom and scrutiny over what happens with our money,
Bitcoin addresses these concerns and that is why so many people believe it
represents the future.”

“The things I’ve been
watching that look pretty interesting — and I don’t know if they’re
going to go anywhere, but the technique is interesting — is the use
of Bitcoin as a way to do trans-boundary remittances. There’s a couple of
services that operate in Kenya that let you send money from like England to
Nairobi through a Bitcoin interchange. The funds can then be deposited directly
into your mobile money account, your M-Pesa account. They’re avoiding all the
problems that come from using the traditional international wire services.

Bill Maurer - Professor of anthropology and law at UC Irvine, and dean of social sciences

“The Bitcoin protocol
has immense intrinsic value as a self-regulating frictionless payment network
affordable to almost anyone. Here is a technology that allows anyone to send
any amount of money to anyone else in the world at virtually no cost with
nothing more than an Internet connection or smart phone. Bitcoin, like the
Internet, is one of those innovations that can break down barriers; information
barriers in the case of the Internet, and financial barriers with Bitcoin.”

“Through rose-tinted
glasses, Bitcoin can do no wrong. It is a currency that is free of central bank
control, is decentralized, and it has proven that it can serve as a store of
value for people who lose trust in their national currency (Greece, for
example).”

“As a concept, I love it! A global
currency would eliminate the need for exchanges making global commerce easier
by increasing efficiency, reducing transaction costs, and ultimately reducing
costs for the end consumer. Even better, Bitcoin is not controlled by a
central bank, thereby reducing the risk of manipulation from authoritarian
governments. And with a limited supply, inflation should be kept at a
minimum.”

“Think of the
implications of a currency that has no borders, bars no one from entry, and is
not controlled by a government. At a time when we're seeing just how much power
is abused... I think the world is ready for a currency that is decentralized
and controlled by the people.”

“I hope the Bitcoin
model, which was created by the powerful innovative free market system, will
earn serious traction and acceptance as a global alternative digital currency
model, and will compete with all fiat currency systems. The power of Bitcoin is
that no central bank can print Bitcoins and dilute its purchasing power
parity.”

“Yeah, I know a lot of people are
skeptical, but I feel like if everything’s going to live online, why not
Bitcoins? Being backed by gold seems very old and nostalgic to me. Being
backed to a Bitcoin, which takes time to actually make and there’s this
equation that has to be done, that feels realer to me and makes more sense.”

“Our
engaging Bitcoin was a recognition there’s a fast-growing, innovative,
passionate group of people looking to make charitable donations based on the interest
in using this currency. We wanted to be at the forefront of that
conversation.”

“Bitcoin is exciting
because it shows how cheap it can be. Bitcoin is better than currency in that
you don’t have to be physically in the same place and, of course, for large
transactions, currency can get pretty inconvenient.”

“We are acutely aware that digital currency is an inevitable technical development
that will lead to significant innovation in online commerce, financial systems,
international payments and remittances and global economic development."

“For the
'other 6 billion' who don't enjoy international, control-free banking as
we do, Bitcoin represents an opportunity to become part of a
global economy which up till now did not exist. For those users, Bitcoin
is more than just a curiosity, it might be a doorway to connect to the
world.”

“The
average user should pick up Bitcoin: “To experience the future of money. To
gain a glimpse into an exciting technology. To learn about how money could be
in the future and also become aware of how limited money andbanks are
today.”

“If not for political
reasons, why am I interested in Bitcoin? Like a lot of people, I was disturbed
by the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis. I thought the government did
what it had to do at the peak of the crisis but missed an important opportunity
afterwards to reform the financial system. It seemed to me that there were two
ways to improve the system: from above through regulation (which I support), or
from below through competition.”

Chris Dixon - Entrepreneur and investor, co-founder and former CEO of Hunch

“Long term, if Bitcoin
gains widespread adoption, I'd expect the Bitcoin price to correlate to how
useful people think sending payments, property and contracts anywhere in the
world instantly and reliably is. Personally I think this could be more useful
than wearing jewelry, but maybe that's just me.”

Mathias Sundin - Deputy mayor of Norrköping in Eastern Sweden, a member of Swedish Parliament

"At first, I only saw the negative headlines about Bitcoin and thought it was some sort of unserious speculation bubble. Then I read up on it and understood that it has the potential to change the world. And when I realized I could order pizza and pay in Bitcoin, then I was all for it!”

Larry Summers - 71st Secretary of the Treasury for President Clinton and the Director of the National Economic Council for President Obama

"I think Bitcoin has the potential to be a
very, very important development. I think that we are seeing many, many
sectors of our economy be transformed by information technology and certainly
it seems bizarre that at this late date, one has to pay as much as one does
to use a debit card or to get cash from an ATM or to transfer money to one's
child living abroad. So it seems to me that there's going to be a concerted
effort to reduce financial frictions and that effort's going to be
multi-faceted and certainly Bitcoin is an innovative approach in that regard.”

“Irrespective of your opinion, the rise in
popularity of cryptocurrencies cannot be ignored. Today, there are a number
of billion dollar businesses that accept Bitcoin as a form of payment. These
include Dell, Reddit, Expedia, PayPal, and most recently, Microsoft. So for
the uninitiated who have not yet grasped what Bitcoin and other
cryptocurrencies are, you ought to catch up.”

"I was really
inspired by the boundaries people were pushing... [Bitcoin] seemed like something people bet against because the government
doesn't welcome with open arms what they don't control. But it is such a big
idea that it could never be controlled."

“As a transport
mechanism, an accounting digital transport mechanism, it’s unique and has a great
opportunity in the future.”

Mark Cuban - American businessman, investor, film producer, and owner of the NBA's Dallas Mavericks, Landmark Theatres, and Magnolia Pictures, and the chairman of the HDTV cable network AXS TV -- source --

“Digital currency’s
more about freedom. Because all the time people are trying to get in your
pocket, trying to do different things to control you. Freedom to choose what
you do with your money, and freedom to keep your money without people
influencing it by printing money or through regulation.”

Steve Stockman - American politician and member of the Republican Party who was the United States Representative for Texas's 36th congressional district

“Advancing the Bitcoin economy will benefit all
Americans, even those who have never heard of Bitcoin. For example, it will
lead to better security and privacy in electronic transactions. Our goal is
to build a way for voters to play an active role in shaping digital and
economic policy to ensure that Bitcoin has a secure place in America.”

“Some economic experts might be able determine
what Bitcoin’s future is going to look like, so you might want to listen to
them as well. But in my opinion and understanding the inner workings of it,
Bitcoin will catch on … so either join us, or don’t join us … it’s up to
you.”

“I don’t foresee any time in my life that Bitcoin ceases to exist. I
see the possibility for it to someday become the “reserve currency” of the
international free market.”

Jim Fulner - The 2014 Libertarian candidate for the U.S. Senate from Michigan -- source --

“Bitcoin does not put
limits on what you can and cannot sell, it doesn’t randomly revoke your ability
to send or receive money and there are no arbitrary waiting limits or minimum
amounts that you need to have in order to have an account.”

"There's a lot of misconception about what
Bitcoin actually is due to media narratives. The most popular reference I
hear mentioned is Silk Road, but Silk Road wasn't enabled by Bitcoin. People
forget or don't realize that Silk Road was enabled by Tor, an
'anonymizing' proxy network. Bitcoin isn't actually an anonymous currency
it's pseudo-anonymous. Want to know what's anonymous? Cash."

"The math and technology behind the Blockchain
is difficult for most to understand, but the beauty is - you don't have to
get it to use it. Do you really get how the internet works? TLS/SSL? DNS?
HTTPS? If you ask the average person on the street what https is or dns, they
likely wouldn't be able to tell you. But these things are underneath most of
the applications they use on a daily basis. I think the real success of
Bitcoin will be when it's the foundational layer on top of which applications
and processes are built without people having to understand what that
means."

"The reason you
should care about bitcoin's success is not just because it can help reorganize
how the financial industry is run, but because it can bring freedom and
empowerment to the people who really need it ... the billions of 'un-banked'
people on this planet."

"To truly understand the impact (of
Bitcoin), consider what the cellphone did for telecom. There are places in
the world that completely skipped over traditional landline phones, mostly
because it's a resource-intensive advancement, and went straight to
cellphones. Bitcoin will be the technology that leaps over traditional
banking in these same parts of the world. The people in places that never saw
truly established banking services will be able to use those cellphones they
have to do their 'banking' in Bitcoin."

"If you think
about it, everything in society lives on some sort of ledger. You have a
driver's license, which lives on an identity ledger at the DMV, your credit
card purchases are tied to a currency ledger at your bank, you buy a house and
that lives on a property ledger. The Blockchain is simply a ledger,
like all of these other ledgers that our very lives exist on, but instead of
there being thousands of different ledgers held by thousands of different
central authorities, the Blockchain is one global ledger that all of these
things can live on."

"You'll hear the
word 'decentralized' thrown around a lot when talking about Bitcoin. The reason
for this is that Bitcoin is a decentralized asset that no one entity has
control over. This might not seem important, but think about the people who
live in places where that central entity that controls your currency is corrupt
or unstable."

"One of the
coolest things about a global ledger as a public utility is that it can
completely reorganize the way we run our societies, which is why I think the Blockchain
is one of the greatest human innovations of our time. To all the billions of
people who don't truly own anything, or have records of their lives and assets
- welcome to the global economy!"

“Cash can be equally as unsafe if you wish it to
be if you don’t look after it properly. I think you have to go into any new
technology or any new idea with your eyes open and be aware of the risks and
as its use expands and becomes more prevalent across society then protocols
change and security/safety systems develop.”

“The technology is not
under threat at all, it is extraordinary, it is highly successful. Savvy people
in Silicon Valley are seeing the future of the block chain as a way of dealing
with many things and not just payments. Payments are just one application of
block chain technology. Block chain is massively successful, it is widely
adopted and it’s being widely considered for all sorts of other applications
beside payments.”

“If you’re wondering why
cryptocurrency is attracting more venture capital than any other product in the
world at the moment that’s the reason; these guys are sharp, they work on
technology and they can see the future.The money is not going into Bitcoin as
an investment it is going into the technology as something that will drive the
future of the world.”

“The single most dangerous facilitator of crime
in the world is cash. There are far more illegal transactions for cash every
day than there are for Bitcoin. Any government bleating that we have to stop
this Bitcoin thing because it will be used by criminals to buy drugs and
guns, whatever, had better think sharply about getting rid of cash first.Bitcoin
is much more traceable than cash.If I go and knock over an old lady in the
street and steal her cash from her wallet and give it to various people there
is no trail of those transactions.”

Marc Andreessen - Founder of Netscape, sits on the board of directors of Facebook, eBay,and HP

“One of the things … that’s been missing on the
Internet for 20 years is kind of a native concept of money…The ability to
very easily pay somebody online, the ability to very easily charge for a
piece of content, the ability to very easily exchange a digital title, or a
digital key, or a digital contract has just been missing because you have no
mechanism for establishing trust. And so Bitcoin basically holds the promise
of being the first solution to establishing trust over an untrusted network.”

“Many associate
Bitcoin with illegal transactions. The real target for illegal transactions
should be cash. Cash is anonymous and private. There is no ledger detailing
every transaction with cash. Indeed, it is ridiculous that of all the cash in
U.S. dollars circulating, 78% is represented by $100 bills. How many $100 bills
are in your wallet?”

"The root problem with conventional currency
is all the trust that's required to make it work. The central bank must be
trusted not to debase the currency, but the history of fiat currencies is
full of breaches of that trust. Banks must be trusted to hold our money and
transfer it electronically, but they lend it out in waves of credit bubbles
with barely a fraction in reserve. We have to trust them with our privacy,
trust them not to let identity thieves drain our accounts.”

John Reed, former chairman and CEO of Citibank

"I could appreciate how blockchain was a fundamentally more scalable, reliable, and secure solution than the then, and even the present day, payment processing technologies used by some of the biggest processors and gateways in India and Russia."

Amit Bhardwaj - Entrepreneur, investor, and dreamer in India, who is paving the way for bitcoin adoption in the country.-- source --

"This is exactly what blockchain and digital currencies do: they are wonderful agents of distribution of tools of creation, agents of massive reduction in information asymmetry, and agents of enhancement of liberty of choice."

Amit Bhardwaj - Entrepreneur, investor, and dreamer in India, who is paving the way for bitcoin adoption in the country.

"Bitcoin covers so many aspects of what has driven innovation in payments and financial services through the years. From security and trust to data access and algorithms, there is a tremendous amount of core technology that can introduce disruption into these industries. Additionally, with the number of people working on these technologies, there’s a lot of creative brainpower trying to build new solutions."

I think conventional wisdom now is that blockchain and the underlying technology is probably more interesting and has more potential than maybe bitcoin does by itself.

"If the last two years of healthy contention and debate lead to a conclusion, it's that bitcoin is incredibly resilient and stable. In fact, the bitcoin blockchain has operated for seven-plus years with no downtime, a feat no other back-end system operating at this scale can claim."